Report from the WGI Board of Directors
July 30, 2010
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The WGI Board of Directors gathered for a “Board Retreat” earlier this month in Las Vegas, Nevada. Consisting of 17 members (10 members elected from the Color Guard Advisory Board, four members elected from the Percussion Advisory Board and three members-at-large), this group with a wealth of experience in color guard and indoor percussion gathered to focus on reconnecting with the WGI organizational mission.
The retreat looked closely at who WGI is as an organization and as a movement, the history of the organization, and what should be the future priorities. The retreat ended with individual commitments for action from each board member with the knowledge that what can be accomplished together as a board is bolder and more robust than what any single individual can accomplish alone.
The retreat focused on efforts to do with education, our international partners and allowing for more creativity in the indoor activities. An even closer look was taken on how to further enhance our use of new media and technology in our operations and to work on making all of our events more meaningful and fun for all participants.
The retreat was directed by a leading strategic planning consultant, David Baum, who also works with other non-profit organizations, educational organizations, government and corporations such as Conde Nast Publications, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the International Youth Foundation, Jane Goodall, Free the Children, Johnson and Johnson, Outward Bound, Shell Oil, Staples, the University of Pennsylvania, the US Army Corps of Engineers as well many others.
The Board subsequently held its Annual General Meeting and made several important decisions for the upcoming season, which will be announced in the following months as details become available. Each year, the board elects from amongst its members an Executive Committee. Those elected for a one-year term are:
President Ed Devlin is currently the director of Blessed Sacrament Color Guard and resides in Massachusetts.
Vice-President of Color Guard Charles Gumbert is currently the director of the Pride of Cincinnati Color Guard from Ohio.
Vice-President of Percussion Caleb Rothe formerly served as Percussion Director at Ayala High School from Southern California.
Secretary Richard Berthelsen – currently serving as a Director-at large resides in Toronto, Canada and a former WGI color guard judge.
Treasurer Rob Jett is the director of the Rancho Bernardo High School color guard program from southern California.
The next meeting of the Board is scheduled for November 14th in Indianapolis to be held in conjunction withBands of America Grand Nationals and PASIC.
